Leguminous and gramineous plant silages display unique characteristics of bacterial community ecology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Silage is the most important part of a ruminant diet and is also a renewable feedstock. Leguminous and gramineous plants are the main materials used to make silage. However, the general characteristics of silage fermentation and the mechanisms of microbial processes of Leguminosae and Gramineae have yet to be clarified. Therefore, we examined which of the following contribute to differences in silage quality between leguminous (3 genera, 29 varieties) and gramineous (4 genera, 23 varieties) plants: microbial diversity, composition, functional profile, assembly process, or molecular ecological network.

Results

Diminished concentrations of propionic acid and butyric acid indicated that Leguminosae created silage of a superior quality compared to gramineous silage, w

SUBMITTER: Li M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12659566 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature